Goodreads has been telling me to read this book for months. I finally succumbed to the peer pressure and took a chance to read it. I can not believe it took me this long to read a book that I ended up loving so much.

There is way too much story to try to summarize, and way too many characters to bring in. Really, all you need to know up front is that Jane True has grown up in this teeny tiny small tourist town, but she has been considered an outsider her entire life. One night on her way home from work, she runs into some fascinating beings and some of her questions are answered.

Now, you have to know up front that Jane is terribly funny - to herself. I found myself laughing out loud numerous times, especially at a certain scene in a pool towards the end of the book. I had to stop reading so I could gather myself to finish it. I was crying I was laughing so hard. Some of the better conversations were within Jane's psyche, between her libido and her common sense. There are a couple of racy scenes, but with supernatural creatures, hormones apparently always run rampant.

I found this world beautifully crafted and the characters are unique, with Peeler's own twist on popular culture's definition of each. I totally got lost in her world and wanted to live there myself. I can't wait to read the rest of the books in this series and am planning how to obtain them and get them read before the school year starts back in three weeks.

I enjoyed this book. Blue is a great strong female character. She has much more personality than any of Stiefvater's other female leads. While this is still a pretty dark book, it has hope, which sets it apart from Stiefvater's other books.

There are some pretty severe curveballs thrown at the reader in this book. You really never see them coming and I gasped out loud at some parts.

The plot summary: Blue is in a family of female fortune tellers. while she doesn't possess the "seeing" gift, she does have a gift for making their talents stronger. This is most evident on St. Mark's Eve, when Blue and her mother have always watched the souls of the people who will die in the next year come into the graveyard of an abandoned church. Every year, Blue misses out because she cannot see the souls. But this year, Blue's aunt comes instead and for the first time, Blue sees a soul. Her aunt can't get the name, so she sends Blue to get it. Blue finally gets it after asking several times. Gansey, that's all. Gansey is a student at the local boarding school. The locals know to avoid the Raven Boys, as they are called. Gansey and his three best friends are an interesting group. Adam is a scholarship day-student who is trying to make a better life for him while avoiding talking about money and avoiding Gansey's help. Gansey himself is the son of a senator and has money coming out of his ears. While he sounds pompous and conceited, his heart is true and he genuinely cares about people. Noah is Gansey's roommate and keeps to himself, never saying much, but when he does, it's profound. Ronan is hotheaded and bitter. The boys and Blue cross paths and everything changes.

I will recommend this book to students who like paranormal books and thrillers.

The Assassin's Curse is about a girl who grew up as a pirate. In the opening chapter, Ananna is being married off to a fellow pirate's son named Tarrin. Ananna doesn't want to be married. She wants her own ship and crew and life. So she runs away, but not before Tarrin warns her that his father would send an Assassin after her if she left. Ananna grew up hearing stories of the Assassins, how they are not human, that the only sure form of death is to be chased by an Assassin.

Ananna doesn't care. She would rather be dead than married.

She is quite a spitfire. The story is written in first person and there are no pretenses about proper grammar. The book is full of double negatives and horrible grammar, but it makes sense coming from Ananna. Her spirit and attitude make her an endearingly strong female lead. I can't wait to read the books to follow in this series.

I totally understand why this has won so many awards. It's beautiful! I hope this is made into a movie because I was totally playing one in my head while I read it.

The story takes place in a medieval setting. There are seven kingdoms and each is ruled by a k

Katsa is a no-nonsense girl, graced with a superpower. Unfortunately, her superpower is her ability to kill, so her king uses her to bully and influence the lords that give him a hard time. It takes another Graced person to help Katsa realize she can be more than just the king's henchman.

I can't wait for Bitterblue and I'm really hoping there will be a followup for Katsa within it or afterwards. Katsa is a strong female character and there just can't be too many of those in YA literature

I was so caught up in the Amber House I had a hard time retrieving myself when I finished reading it. Now I feel like I should demand a follow up book from the epilogue. :-)

I got this ARC from netgalley.com and was finally able to devote a day to read it. You know how they say people who don't read have only one life, but people who read have tons of lives? This book makes me feel like I've lived another life. The writing is beautiful, perfectly descriptive, and hauntingly accurate. I totally got that a 16 year old was the main character. I was taken back to myself as a 16 year old and stayed there the entire novel. And Sam is such a typical upbeat 5 year old, irrepressible and enthusiastic. I fell in love with him.

The theme of the novel, that a house can hold echoes of the past, is unique, not something I remember reading before.

I will recommend this book to students who enjoy paranormal books and books about family dynamics. Oh, and anyone who has no idea what they want to read